Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ambro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ambro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ambro
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ambro:
- 36.260917, -83.654628
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ambro
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Ambro is near Union County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ambro ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Buffalo Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
- Chestnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
- Elm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
- Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Lulaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Maples ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mitchell Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
- Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
- Powder Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sycamore Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
- Williams Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
How Far From Ambro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ambro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ambro once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ambro and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 174 miles [280 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ambro to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ambro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ambro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ambro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2609, Longitude: -83.6546 In this case, the coordinates for Ambro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ambro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.614 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.343 degrees. |